On social media, an image of a broken statue of Lord Ganesh goes viral. While sharing the image users claim that two Muslim boys broke the statue of lord Ganesh in Siddharthnagar UP.
Fact Check
On investigation, DFRAC found a tweet from the official X account of Siddharthnagar police stating “At the time when this incident happened, three, four children of 8-10 years of age were playing there. Those children said that this statue was broken by a Temple’s priest. Believing the children’s words, we asked the Temple’s priest and he said that he had a constant fight with the family of these two boys Mannan and Sonu, so I broke the statue to trap them”.
Conclusion
It is evident from the DFRAC’s fact check that the statue was broken by a temple’s priest, not by Muslim boys. Therefore, the claim of social media users is misleading.
